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J&K official language Bill, 2020
The Union Cabinet headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi approved the Jammu and Kashmir Languages Bill 2020. It will be introduced in upcoming monsoon session of the parliament. Key Highlights It will make five languages—Urdu, Hindi, Kashmiri, Dogri and English—the ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2020
NCRB report on Road Accident
In September 2020, the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) has released the annual report on Accidental Deaths and Suicides in India (ADSI) for the year 2019. Key highlights According to the report, road crash deaths in the country have increased ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2020
Indra Naval Drills-2020
India and Russia will be holding two days toned down bilateral naval exercise, `Indra 2020’. It will be in the Andaman Sea, which is close to the strategic Strait of Malacca from Sept 4-5. Though the bilateral exercise has been ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2020
Government decides to cap export incentives under MEIS scheme
The government have decided to cap export incentives under Merchant Export from India Scheme (MEIS) at ₹2 crore per exporter on outbound shipments made during September-December, 2020. It is going to seriously affect traders. Key point Exports made during September-December ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2020
Dropping the Question Hour in LS schedule of Monsoon Session
The Lok Sabha Secretariat released the schedule for the monsoon Parliament session that starts on September 14. It has dropped the Question but unstarred questions would be allowed. Many leaders from opposition had written to Speaker not to curtail Question ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2020
Facebook Is Preparing for Myanmar’s 2020 Election
Myanmar voters will go to the polls for the second democratic election in the country’s recent history on November 8 2020. So, the political parties and candidates in the Southeast Asian nation will vie for the national and regional leadership ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2020
Metro Rail Services resume amidst Covid-19 Pandemic
The Centre released the Standard Operating Procedures for the resumption of metro rail services during the corona virus outbreak. All states with metro connectivity, except Maharashtra, are set to begin operations from September 7 in a graded manner. They further ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2020
Turkey renews talk on sharing resources with Greece
Turkey’s Foreign Minister has said that Turkey is in favour of talks with Greece on the resources of Mediterranean Sea. It would lead to the fair sharing of resources in the eastern Mediterranean, where the two countries are locked in ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2020
3rd US India Strategic Partnership Forum (USISPF) Summit
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will deliver a special keynote address at the third US-India Strategic Partnership Forum (USISPF) Annual Leadership Summit. It is a 5-day summit that began on August 31, 2020 with the theme “US-India Navigating New Challenges”. It ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2020
Coal India Ltd. plans to invest over Rs 1.22 lakh crore
Coal India Ltd (CIL) recently decided to invest over 1.22 lakh crore rupees on development of nearly 500 projects. It includes coal evacuation, infrastructure, project development, exploration and clean coal technologies in the country. The investment aims at making India ..